Traditional Roman Catholic Church
F. Romano Street, Poblacion II
Hindang, Leyte Philippines 6523
"Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you."
~ St. Luke 6:38
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~ St. Luke 6:38
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"I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; and the place where thy glory dwelleth."
~ Psalms 26:8
~ Psalms 26:8
Help Us Build Our Church
We are truly in need of your support and assistance to help us get the funds we need in order to build a Catholic Church. The estimate costs to build a concrete Church is ₱10,000,000 PHP ($200,000 USD).
This Church is not only for the Filipinos! This is for all Catholics around the world because the Church is universal. Will you be able to donate $10 USD, $20 USD, $50 USD or $100 USD every month for the Church of St. Joseph? Would you like to offer your donation as a sacrifice for the Poor Souls in Purgatory, for the sins of the whole world and for the reparation of the sacrileges and blasphemies to our Blessed Lord, Our Lady and the saints?
This future Church under the patronage of St. Joseph, Protector of the Church will be used for the greater gory of God until the Good Lord comes again to judge the living and the end in the end of the world.
This Church is not only for the Filipinos! This is for all Catholics around the world because the Church is universal. Will you be able to donate $10 USD, $20 USD, $50 USD or $100 USD every month for the Church of St. Joseph? Would you like to offer your donation as a sacrifice for the Poor Souls in Purgatory, for the sins of the whole world and for the reparation of the sacrileges and blasphemies to our Blessed Lord, Our Lady and the saints?
This future Church under the patronage of St. Joseph, Protector of the Church will be used for the greater gory of God until the Good Lord comes again to judge the living and the end in the end of the world.
Why Build a Church?
The church is really the people right? Well, yes and no. Certainly St Paul talks about us being ‘living stones’ being built up into the ‘temple’, but that image only makes sense if there is such a thing as a physical temple made up of real stones.
So why should Catholics build beautiful churches? Lots of reasons. First of all, our faith is an incarnational faith. We believe that the Son of God took flesh of the Blessed Virgin and entered this physical realm of human history. That transaction within history registers as the expression of God’s everlastingly beautiful glory and power alive in this world. So a Catholic Church that is beautiful and built to last is a witness to the incarnation. It’s beauty also represents the sacrifices of time, talent and treasure to build such a temple fit for God. “This is not just a meeting hall!” the beautiful Catholic Church proclaims. “This is a temple where God dwells in our midst as Christ his Son came to dwell in our midst.”
Furthermore, so many churches were dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary because she, in a most unique way, is the temple of God on earth. She is beautiful. She is full of grace. She is transcendent and eternal because of the graces received from her Son. So too, the Catholic Church should be a silent witness to these truths. Here we have built a temple that is beautiful and transcendent and full of God’s presence and grace. Here the Son of God dwells in his sacramental presence. This great Church is therefore a reminder of the Blessed Virgin, and if a reminder of her, then a reminder that her destiny is the destiny of each one of us. We too are called to be temples of the Holy Spirit. We too are called to be transformed by hard work, sacrifice and God’s grace to become everlastingly beautiful. We too are called to an eternal destiny.
Here’s another reason: a beautiful Catholic church proclaims our values. It says, “This church is going to last 1000 years. It will be so beautiful that no one will dare to tear it down.” We believe in the eternal truths that are so beautiful and true and everlasting that no one can ever destroy them. Furthermore, we believe in values that are everlasting and never change. We aim to live lives that are as solid and dignified and beautiful and true and everlasting as this building. Our doctrinal truths, our moral truths, our love, our life, our joy–all of these are everlasting and this church speaks silently and eloquently that what we hold dear we are willing to invest in, and we are willing to sacrifice much to build a witness that will last long after we are gone. This will speak to believers and unbelievers a truth that is beyond words and which will lift them to prayer which is beyond words.
The church of the living God is the only place in the world where man can so fitly realize his union with his fellow man. We do not want to have a Church for the poor. We do not want a Church for the rich. We want a beautiful Church for God where both rich and poor will adore Him in spirit and in truth.
When Catholicism arrived in the Philippines, the Kingdom of Spain built beautiful and magnificent Churches. They made our Churches beautiful with good looking statues, bells, magnificent altars and other things. They built beautiful churches in the Philippines because they got financial support from faithful Catholics especially from the royal family of Spain and Europe.
In this time of Great Apostasy, we can no longer use our Churches because the heretics are in power controlling those churches. It is really difficult that we can not use our own Churches built by our forefathers. We don't know if when will we be able to get these Churches back. We have no option but to build a new Church where everybody can adore God anytime.
A Catholic Church is the House of the Lord, not only figuratively but literally. Catholics believe that during the Mass, the bread and wine truly become the physical flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus is physically present in the Church. In the Mass, Jesus is spiritually present, yes, just as He promised that wherever two or more are gathered in His name He is in their midst. The Church is not just a meeting place. It is a house of prayer. It is a place that becomes hallowed with prayer. Therefore it must be a place that lifts the heart to prayer. The human heart is vulnerable to beauty. The beauty of worship and the beauty of a church building lifts even the hardest heart to prayer.
The Book of 1 Kings, chapter 7 describes the intricate workmanship, a golden altar and cherubim and pillars of copper or bronze for God's temple. In fact, God was quite pleased with His house as His cloud settled into it and dwelt there. And even more grand than King Soloman’s first temple was the temple Herod renovated in the time of Jesus. It was massive, and it was magnificent. And Jesus loved it. When He was 12 and went missing for days, Mary and Joseph found Him in this same rich, ornate temple, which He called His Father’s house. For Catholics, who believe that the communion bread and wine truly become the body and blood of Jesus Christ, it is unimaginable that, when able, we would not build the most splendid of homes for the blessed sacrament. Just as God desired His temple to be splendid, so too do we wish to give him the best we have to offer in everything we do, including in where we worship Him.
Every image and every statue is an opportunity to learn and to start a conversation about God. The fact is, these brilliant and beautiful churches serve a purpose, and it’s not to glorify man. It’s to point to God. There is immediately a sense of the sacred, of the Holy, that is communicated upon walking into a richly ornate church building. The images and statues around the interior, the crucifix at the altar, the tabernacle, the candles, all of these create an atmosphere that demands reverence. All of this serves a purpose, and all of it is pleasing to God. To honor God, though God does not need our worship nor our temples of stone, He deserves them greatly. Our response to the cross is to return His love in our thoughts and deeds, by feeding the hungry and also by building churches. When we come in contact with the Almighty we stand on holy ground.
So why should Catholics build beautiful churches? Lots of reasons. First of all, our faith is an incarnational faith. We believe that the Son of God took flesh of the Blessed Virgin and entered this physical realm of human history. That transaction within history registers as the expression of God’s everlastingly beautiful glory and power alive in this world. So a Catholic Church that is beautiful and built to last is a witness to the incarnation. It’s beauty also represents the sacrifices of time, talent and treasure to build such a temple fit for God. “This is not just a meeting hall!” the beautiful Catholic Church proclaims. “This is a temple where God dwells in our midst as Christ his Son came to dwell in our midst.”
Furthermore, so many churches were dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary because she, in a most unique way, is the temple of God on earth. She is beautiful. She is full of grace. She is transcendent and eternal because of the graces received from her Son. So too, the Catholic Church should be a silent witness to these truths. Here we have built a temple that is beautiful and transcendent and full of God’s presence and grace. Here the Son of God dwells in his sacramental presence. This great Church is therefore a reminder of the Blessed Virgin, and if a reminder of her, then a reminder that her destiny is the destiny of each one of us. We too are called to be temples of the Holy Spirit. We too are called to be transformed by hard work, sacrifice and God’s grace to become everlastingly beautiful. We too are called to an eternal destiny.
Here’s another reason: a beautiful Catholic church proclaims our values. It says, “This church is going to last 1000 years. It will be so beautiful that no one will dare to tear it down.” We believe in the eternal truths that are so beautiful and true and everlasting that no one can ever destroy them. Furthermore, we believe in values that are everlasting and never change. We aim to live lives that are as solid and dignified and beautiful and true and everlasting as this building. Our doctrinal truths, our moral truths, our love, our life, our joy–all of these are everlasting and this church speaks silently and eloquently that what we hold dear we are willing to invest in, and we are willing to sacrifice much to build a witness that will last long after we are gone. This will speak to believers and unbelievers a truth that is beyond words and which will lift them to prayer which is beyond words.
The church of the living God is the only place in the world where man can so fitly realize his union with his fellow man. We do not want to have a Church for the poor. We do not want a Church for the rich. We want a beautiful Church for God where both rich and poor will adore Him in spirit and in truth.
When Catholicism arrived in the Philippines, the Kingdom of Spain built beautiful and magnificent Churches. They made our Churches beautiful with good looking statues, bells, magnificent altars and other things. They built beautiful churches in the Philippines because they got financial support from faithful Catholics especially from the royal family of Spain and Europe.
In this time of Great Apostasy, we can no longer use our Churches because the heretics are in power controlling those churches. It is really difficult that we can not use our own Churches built by our forefathers. We don't know if when will we be able to get these Churches back. We have no option but to build a new Church where everybody can adore God anytime.
A Catholic Church is the House of the Lord, not only figuratively but literally. Catholics believe that during the Mass, the bread and wine truly become the physical flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus is physically present in the Church. In the Mass, Jesus is spiritually present, yes, just as He promised that wherever two or more are gathered in His name He is in their midst. The Church is not just a meeting place. It is a house of prayer. It is a place that becomes hallowed with prayer. Therefore it must be a place that lifts the heart to prayer. The human heart is vulnerable to beauty. The beauty of worship and the beauty of a church building lifts even the hardest heart to prayer.
The Book of 1 Kings, chapter 7 describes the intricate workmanship, a golden altar and cherubim and pillars of copper or bronze for God's temple. In fact, God was quite pleased with His house as His cloud settled into it and dwelt there. And even more grand than King Soloman’s first temple was the temple Herod renovated in the time of Jesus. It was massive, and it was magnificent. And Jesus loved it. When He was 12 and went missing for days, Mary and Joseph found Him in this same rich, ornate temple, which He called His Father’s house. For Catholics, who believe that the communion bread and wine truly become the body and blood of Jesus Christ, it is unimaginable that, when able, we would not build the most splendid of homes for the blessed sacrament. Just as God desired His temple to be splendid, so too do we wish to give him the best we have to offer in everything we do, including in where we worship Him.
Every image and every statue is an opportunity to learn and to start a conversation about God. The fact is, these brilliant and beautiful churches serve a purpose, and it’s not to glorify man. It’s to point to God. There is immediately a sense of the sacred, of the Holy, that is communicated upon walking into a richly ornate church building. The images and statues around the interior, the crucifix at the altar, the tabernacle, the candles, all of these create an atmosphere that demands reverence. All of this serves a purpose, and all of it is pleasing to God. To honor God, though God does not need our worship nor our temples of stone, He deserves them greatly. Our response to the cross is to return His love in our thoughts and deeds, by feeding the hungry and also by building churches. When we come in contact with the Almighty we stand on holy ground.
Help Us Build Our Catholic Cemetery
The Local Parish has a policy not to bury us, faithful Roman Catholics, in the Catholic Cemetery that they run, if we continue to go to the Traditional Latin Mass. The Modernists are in control of our Catholic cemeteries and they will not allow us to be buried there when we die. We have no alternative but to build a Cemetery for faithful Catholics.
Please donate whatever you can afford, whenever you can. Every donation no matter how small helps.
We will accept all kinds of donations to buy the land and to build a Catholic Church and a Cemetery.
We are honoring each donor by dedicating our rosaries and prayers for their intentions. Every donation is recorded, in terms of the amount and its source. If you feel called to aide St. Anthony's Church so that we will be able to participate in the fullness of our Catholic Faith with valid clergy and sacraments, and if you have any extra religious items that you wish to donate to our Apostolate, please do not hesitate to contact us at: r[email protected] and [email protected].
All the items and properties of the Church and even the Church itself and the Cemetery will be owned by our non-profit religious organization and not by an individual person. The land, the Church, the cemetery and all the items and properties will be under the CHRISTUS VINCIT, CHRISTUS REGNAT, CHRISTUS IMPERAT, INC.
Please donate whatever you can afford, whenever you can. Every donation no matter how small helps.
We will accept all kinds of donations to buy the land and to build a Catholic Church and a Cemetery.
We are honoring each donor by dedicating our rosaries and prayers for their intentions. Every donation is recorded, in terms of the amount and its source. If you feel called to aide St. Anthony's Church so that we will be able to participate in the fullness of our Catholic Faith with valid clergy and sacraments, and if you have any extra religious items that you wish to donate to our Apostolate, please do not hesitate to contact us at: r[email protected] and [email protected].
All the items and properties of the Church and even the Church itself and the Cemetery will be owned by our non-profit religious organization and not by an individual person. The land, the Church, the cemetery and all the items and properties will be under the CHRISTUS VINCIT, CHRISTUS REGNAT, CHRISTUS IMPERAT, INC.
We thank you for your prayers and for sharing what the Lord has given you with our Apostolate. We pray that God's Mercy be with you and for Blessed Mother to protect you under her mantle!